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NY Times

Asia and Australia Edition: Trade War, Genoa Bridge, Paul Manafort: Your Wednesday Briefing

Here’s what you need to know to start your day.

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NY Times

Asia and Australia Edition: Trade War, Genoa Bridge, Paul Manafort: Your Wednesday Briefing

NY Times

Catholic Church Covered Up Child Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania for Decades, Grand Jury Says

The grand jury report is the government’s broadest look yet in the United States at child sexual abuse in the church.

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NY Times

Catholic Church Covered Up Child Sex Abuse in Pennsylvania for Decades, Grand Jury Says

NY Times

Pennsylvania Grand Jury Says Church Had a ‘Playbook for Concealing the Truth’

F.B.I. agents found a consistent pattern in the way Roman Catholic Church leaders in Pennsylvania covered up allegations of child sex abuse by priests to avoid scandal.

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NY Times

Pennsylvania Grand Jury Says Church Had a ‘Playbook for Concealing the Truth’

NY Times

Trump’s Trade War Is Rattling China’s Leaders

While President Xi Jinping remains firmly in charge, friction with the Trump administration and troubles at home have dented his political dominance.

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NY Times

Trump’s Trade War Is Rattling China’s Leaders

NY Times

Erdogan Faces a Challenge He Can’t Easily Bully: Turkey’s Economy

Turks are bracing for more financial turmoil. Economists warn that the problem is broader and deeper than a spat with the United States.

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NY Times

Erdogan Faces a Challenge He Can’t Easily Bully: Turkey’s Economy

NY Times

Turkish President Calls for Boycott of U.S. Electronics Including the iPhone

The remarks by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan come as the country grapples with a worsening economic crisis and a widening diplomatic dispute with the United States.

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NY Times

Turkish President Calls for Boycott of U.S. Electronics Including the iPhone

CNN

Press secretary says the President is 'voicing frustration' over Omarosa's actions

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CNN

Press secretary says the President is 'voicing frustration' over Omarosa's actions

CNN

Watch Sanders defend Trump calling Omarosa a 'dog'

White House press secretary Sarah Sanders says that President Trump's description of former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman as a "dog" had "nothing to do with race."

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CNN

Watch Sanders defend Trump calling Omarosa a 'dog'

CNN

Analysis: Trump's Omarosa obsession is telling

On Monday, President Donald Trump sent seven -- yes, seven! -- tweets attacking his former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman over claims she made in her tell-all memoir that was formally released today.

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CNN

Analysis: Trump's Omarosa obsession is telling

CNN

In audio, campaign aides discuss possibility of N-word tape

Aides to President Donald Trump questioned him during the 2016 campaign about the existence of an audio tape in which he purportedly said the N-word, a racial epithet, during production of his reality TV show "The Apprentice."

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CNN

In audio, campaign aides discuss possibility of N-word tape

CNN

Trump campaign taking legal steps against Omarosa

President Donald Trump's campaign said Tuesday it has filed for arbitration, accusing Omarosa Manigault Newman, the former campaign aide and White House official, of breaching a 2016 nondisclosure agreement with the campaign.

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CNN

Trump campaign taking legal steps against Omarosa

ABC

WH press secretary: Can't offer 'guarantee' there is no N-word recording

President Trump fired off a nasty tweet at his former aide Omarosa Manigault Newman Tuesday, calling her a "lowlife" and a "dog."

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ABC

WH press secretary: Can't offer 'guarantee' there is no N-word recording

ABC

Omarosa: Trump trying to 'silence me' as campaign files arbitration

A senior Trump campaign official confirms to ABC News, the campaign has filed arbitration against Omarosa Manigault-Newman Tuesday morning.

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ABC

Omarosa: Trump trying to 'silence me' as campaign files arbitration

ABC

White House sources: Mueller team never asked to speak with Omarosa while WH staffer

Omarosa Manigault Newman claims she has been interviewed by special counsel Robert Mueller's team – a claim the White House refutes.

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ABC

White House sources: Mueller team never asked to speak with Omarosa while WH staffer

ABC

Report IDs over 1,000 victims of priest abuse

A Pennsylvania grand jury report on clergy sexual abuse faults Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the former longtime bishop of Pittsburgh, over his handling of abusive priests

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ABC

Report IDs over 1,000 victims of priest abuse

ABC

Suspected terrorist crashes car into cyclists and barrier at British Parliament

London Metropolitan Police officials arrested a man who allegedly drove into a group of cyclists and crashed into the barriers outside the British Parliament.

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ABC

Suspected terrorist crashes car into cyclists and barrier at British Parliament

ABC

Florida 'stand your ground' shooter charged with manslaughter

The Florida man who invoked the "stand your ground" self-defense law after shooting a black man in a dispute over a parking space was charged Monday with manslaughter.

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ABC

Florida 'stand your ground' shooter charged with manslaughter

NBC

Omarosa: Trump used 'derogatory' term for Puerto Ricans; Kelly fought hurricane aid

"His total lack of empathy is bad enough, but I believe many of the problems and delays with getting aid ... were partly political," she says in "Unhinged."

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NBC

Omarosa: Trump used 'derogatory' term for Puerto Ricans; Kelly fought hurricane aid

NBC

'Apocalyptic scene' as highway bridge collapses in Italy; 23 dead

An official warned that "an immense tragedy" appeared to be unfolding.

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NBC

'Apocalyptic scene' as highway bridge collapses in Italy; 23 dead

NBC

How three conspiracy theorists took 'Q' and sparked Qanon

Pushing the theory on to bigger platforms proved to be the key to Qanon's spread – and the originators' financial gain.

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NBC

How three conspiracy theorists took 'Q' and sparked Qanon

NBC

Nebraska becomes first state to use fentanyl in execution

The opioid that has killed thousands of Americans was used in Nebraska execution of death row inmate.

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NBC

Nebraska becomes first state to use fentanyl in execution

NBC

Over 300 'predator priests' in Pennsylvania accused of abuse in grand jury report

More than 1,000 child victims were identifiable from the church's own records, according to the report.

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NBC

Over 300 'predator priests' in Pennsylvania accused of abuse in grand jury report

NBC

Trump calls Omarosa a 'dog'; another tape aired

The president's harsh attacks on former aide Manigault Newman come as her book, "Unhinged," is officially released.

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NBC

Trump calls Omarosa a 'dog'; another tape aired

npr

Report Reveals Widespread Sexual Abuse By Over 300 Priests In Pennsylvania

A long-awaited grand jury investigation into clergy sexual abuse details decades of misconduct and cover-up in six of the state's eight Roman Catholic dioceses.

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npr

Report Reveals Widespread Sexual Abuse By Over 300 Priests In Pennsylvania

npr

Nope, Those Aren't Mailboxes: Paris Rolls Out Sidewalk Urinals

The urinals are not at all subtle. They're bright red and placed in heavily trafficked areas – for example, directly next to the Seine near the Notre Dame Cathedral.

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npr

Nope, Those Aren't Mailboxes: Paris Rolls Out Sidewalk Urinals

npr

Trump Campaign Targets Omarosa Manigault Newman Over Tell-All Book

The president's campaign arm has filed a complaint against the former White House aide, saying she violated a 2016 agreement with her book and publicity tour.

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npr

Trump Campaign Targets Omarosa Manigault Newman Over Tell-All Book

npr

Lunch Lady Larceny? Cafeteria Workers Allegedly Stole Half A Million Dollars

After Connecticut officials found "irregularities" at two school cafeterias, authorities traced the stolen lunch money back to two unusual suspects: sisters behind the counter.

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npr

Lunch Lady Larceny? Cafeteria Workers Allegedly Stole Half A Million Dollars

npr

Dozens Of Cars Torched By Masked Youths In Western Sweden, Authorities Say

"What the hell are they up to?" Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven asked in an interview on Swedish radio. Authorities say the car fires may have been coordinated.

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npr

Dozens Of Cars Torched By Masked Youths In Western Sweden, Authorities Say

npr

Nebraska Carries Out 1st Execution Using Fentanyl In U.S.

A federal three-judge panel denied a drug company's request to halt the execution of Carey Dean Moore over concerns about whether the state obtained the drugs improperly.

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npr

Nebraska Carries Out 1st Execution Using Fentanyl In U.S.